Browsing Tempo by Subject "public health"

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    • 1 dead, 7 hospitalized after eating 'buriring' 

      Cordova, Calvin (Tempo, August 5, 2022, on page 1-2)
      A 56-year-old mother died while her husband and their six children were hospitalized after eating puffer fish (locally known as buriring) for breakfast on Wednesday in Caubian Island, Lapu-Lapu City.

    • Chemical spill affects 2 Davao rivers after trailer truck crash 

      Colina, Antonio IV (Tempo, August 3, 2022, on page 2)
      Residents have been warned to avoid fishing and swimming in Davao River and its tributary Suawan River after a trailer truck fell 50 feet off a cliff in Barangay Suawan in Marilog District, and spilled some of its cargos ...

    • Dolomite boulders harmful - fisher group 

      Antonio, Raymund F. (Tempo, September 6, 2020, on page 2)
      Dolomite contains high amount of heavy metals that contribute to pollution and acidity of Manila Bay, said a fisherfolk group that has looked into the impact of the dumping of white sand along the Manila Baywalk. The ...

    • Red tide alert 

      Santos, Jel (Tempo, August 23, 2022, on page 2)
      Shellfish in three areas in the Visayas and Mindanao have tested positive for red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said yesterday.

    • Red tide detected in 8 Panay coastal areas 

      Yap, Tara (Tempo, November 29, 2023, on page 6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6 warned the people that red tide is still present in eight coastal areas of Panay Island. “All types of shellfish and ‘alamang’ (shrimp fry) are not safe from human ...

    • Red tide downs 25 in Masbate 

      Luces, Niño (Tempo, October 14, 2022, on page 1-2)
      Twenty-five persons, including four minor, were hospitalized after eating windowpane oyster, also known as "katipay" or "tipay", infected with red tide in Milagros, Masbate on Wednesday. Nonie Enolva, Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • Red tide hits 12 Eastern Visayas bays 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette (Tempo, September 21, 2020, on page 3)
      At least 12 bays and coastal waters in Eastern Visayas are now affected by red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-8) reported Sunday, citing the examination conducted by the Regional Marine ...

    • Shellfish ban 

      de Vera, Ellalyn B. (Tempo, October 4, 2012, on page 5)
      Shellfish and "alamang" (Acetes sp.) from some areas in Masbate, Zamboanga del Sur. Zamboanga del Norte, and Misamis Occidental remain unsafe for human consumption due to red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...